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How Successful Leaders Think
by Roger Martin
10 pages. Publication date: Jun 01, 2007. Prod. #: R0706C-PDF-ENG
In search of lessons to apply in our own careers, we often try to emulate what effective leaders do. Roger Martin says this focus is misplaced, because moves that work in one context may make little sense in another. A more productive, though more difficult, approach is to look at how such leaders think. After extensive interviews with more than 50 of them, the author discovered that most are integrative thinkers--that is, they can hold in their heads two opposing ideas at once and then come up ...Read More »
Making of an Expert by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, Edward T. Cokely Popular lore tells us that genius is born, not made. Scientific research, on the other hand, reveals that true expertise is mainly the product of years of intense practice and dedicated coaching. Ordinary practice is not enough: To reach elite levels of performance, you need to constantly push yourself beyond your abilities and comfort level. Such discipline is the key to becoming an expert in all domains, including management and leadership. Those are the conclusions reached by Anders Ericsson,...Read More »
9 pages. Publication date: Jul 01, 2007. Prod. #: R0707J-PDF-ENG